--- title: "ARES Commander Pricing 2026 | Capterra" description: "Learn more about ARES Commander pricing plans including starting price, free versions and trials." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/164140/ARES-Commander/pricing/" page_type: "pricing" language: "en" --- # Pricing for ARES Commander [4.9 (21)](https://www.capterra.com/p/164140/ARES-Commander/reviews/) Write a Review! ## [ARES Commander](https://www.capterra.com/p/164140/ARES-Commander/) has **6** pricing plans - Yes, has free trial - No free version **Credit Card Required:** No ### Annual Plan - 1 year (with Trinity) $375 **Pricing Model:** Per User **Payment Frequency:** Per Year 1 year of ARES Commander, including all the Trinity Collaboration features + ARES Touch + ARES Kudo for 1 year and a same user, including all upgrades and email support during the term. Annual Plan - 1 year (with Trinity) plan includes: - 2D CAD - 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull - DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG) - DGN Import/Export - PDF Import/Export - CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export - Blocks & dynamic blocks - 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints - Trinity block library (online library of blocks) - Tool palettes - Data link with Excel - Tables and data extraction - Hatches & gradients - Associative patterns - Drawing compare - Revit (RVT) and IFC import - BIM data extraction - BIM drawings automation - Synchronize files with cloud storage (Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, AWS, WebDAV, NextCloud, Onshape, Trimble Connect) - Secure remote access with login/password - Version History - Comments & markups: Share feedback with text, images, voice or stamps - Email notifications - View-only link: Invite people to view and comment online for free - Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps - Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations - Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets - Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files - Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support - C and C++ API - FxARX API for compatibility with ARX - Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX - AI - ARES AI Assist (A3) ### 3 Years Plan (with Trinity) $750 **Pricing Model:** Per User **Payment Frequency:** Per Year 3 years of ARES Commander (3 years for the price of 2), including all the Trinity Collaboration features + ARES Touch + ARES Kudo for 3 years and a same user, including all upgrades and email support during the term. 3 Years Plan (with Trinity) plan includes: - 2D CAD - 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull - DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG) - DGN Import/Export - PDF Import/Export - CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export - Blocks & dynamic blocks - 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints - Trinity block library (online library of blocks) - Tool palettes - Data link with Excel - Tables and data extraction - Hatches & gradients - Associative patterns - Drawing compare - Revit (RVT) and IFC import - BIM data extraction - BIM drawings automation - Synchronize files with cloud storage (Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, AWS, WebDAV, NextCloud, Onshape, Trimble Connect) - Secure remote access with login/password - Version History - Comments & markups: Share feedback with text, images, voice or stamps - Email notifications - View-only link: Invite people to view and comment online for free - Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps - Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations - Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets - Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files - Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support - C and C++ API - FxARX API for compatibility with ARX - Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX - AI - ARES AI Assist (A3) ### Perpetual Standalone (without Trinity) $1020 **Pricing Model:** Per User **Payment Frequency:** One Time Perpetual license of ARES Commander for one user under Windows, Mac and Linux. Includes 1 year of Maintenance with upgrades and email support for ARES Commander. No Trinity subscription included. Perpetual Standalone (without Trinity) plan includes: - 2D CAD - 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull - DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG) - DGN Import/Export - PDF Import/Export - CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export - Blocks & dynamic blocks - 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints - Tool palettes - Data link with Excel - Tables and data extraction - Hatches & gradients - Associative patterns - Drawing compare - Revit (RVT) and IFC import - BIM data extraction - BIM drawings automation - Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps - Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations - Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets - Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files - Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support - C and C++ API - FxARX API for compatibility with ARX - Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX - AI - ARES AI Assist (A3) ### Flex Network 1 year (without Trinity) $485 **Pricing Model:** Per User **Payment Frequency:** Per Year Floating license of 1 Year to be shared among users connected to a same network. Minimum 3 seats per network. Includes 1 year of Maintenance with upgrades and email support for ARES Commander. Flex Network 1 year (without Trinity) plan includes: - 2D CAD - 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull - DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG) - DGN Import/Export - PDF Import/Export - CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export - Blocks & dynamic blocks - 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints - Tool palettes - Data link with Excel - Tables and data extraction - Hatches & gradients - Associative patterns - Drawing compare - Revit (RVT) and IFC import - BIM data extraction - BIM drawings automation - Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps - Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations - Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets - Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files - Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support - C and C++ API - FxARX API for compatibility with ARX - Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX - AI - ARES AI Assist (A3) ### Flex Network Perpetual $1290 **Pricing Model:** Per User **Payment Frequency:** One Time Floating Perpetual license of ARES Commander for Windows, Mac and Linux to be shared among users connected to a same network. Minimum 3 seats per network. Includes 1 year of Maintenance with upgrades and email support for ARES Commander. Flex Network Perpetual plan includes: - 2D CAD - 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull - DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG) - DGN Import/Export - PDF Import/Export - CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export - Blocks & dynamic blocks - 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints - Tool palettes - Data link with Excel - Tables and data extraction - Hatches & gradients - Associative patterns - Drawing compare - Revit (RVT) and IFC import - BIM data extraction - BIM drawings automation - Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps - Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations - Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets - Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files - Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support - C and C++ API - FxARX API for compatibility with ARX - Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX - AI - ARES AI Assist (A3) ### Flex Cloud 1 year (with Trinity) $550 **Pricing Model:** Per User **Payment Frequency:** Per Year Floating license of 1 Year for ARES Commander + ARES Touch + ARES Kudo, to be shared among users connected to the Internet. Minimum 3 seats per group of users. Flex Cloud 1 year (with Trinity) plan includes: - 2D CAD - 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull - DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG) - DGN Import/Export - PDF Import/Export - CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export - Blocks & dynamic blocks - 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints - Trinity block library (online library of blocks) - Tool palettes - Data link with Excel - Tables and data extraction - Hatches & gradients - Associative patterns - Drawing compare - Revit (RVT) and IFC import - BIM data extraction - BIM drawings automation - Synchronize files with cloud storage (Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, AWS, WebDAV, NextCloud, Onshape, Trimble Connect) - Secure remote access with login/password - Version History - Comments & markups: Share feedback with text, images, voice or stamps - Email notifications - View-only link: Invite people to view and comment online for free - Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps - Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations - Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets - Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files - Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support - C and C++ API - FxARX API for compatibility with ARX - Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX ## Popular alternatives to [ARES Commander](https://www.capterra.com/p/164140/ARES-Commander/) Looking to learn more about Engineering CAD software similar to ARES Commander? 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